It's been a dizzying spring aboard the NBA 's coaching carousel, and the ride hasn't even stopped yet. Eight different teams are moving forward with a new coach, and another extended a permanent position to its interim skipper...

Congratulations are in order for the two top seeds in the NBA 's Eastern Conference. First to the Toronto Raptors , who booked their first-ever conference finals berth with Sunday's 116-89 Game 7 victory over the Miami Heat ...

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The Toronto Raptors never lost confidence in struggling All-Stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan —mostly because they trust their talents, partly because it's too late to completely rework the offensive pecking order...

It was another dreadful game for the Toronto Raptors ' All-Star backcourt, but the supporting cast kept the contest from being an outright catastrophe. Despite failing to protect several late-game leads —namely being up four with 45...

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When the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors tip off their 2016 second-round series Tuesday night at Air Canada Centre, their starting guards can look across the floor and see mirror images of themselves...

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With the Miami Heat 's 2015-16 season hanging in the balance Friday night, there was zero doubt who would command control of their crunch-time offense. If Sunday's win-or-go-fishing Game 7 is similarly close, the story won't change...

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The Charlotte Hornets entered the first round of the 2016 NBA playoffs fighting an uphill battle. Their playoff resume was virtually barren , and their opponent, the Miami Heat , had claimed two of the last four titles...